International Social Work
Volume 58, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 813-818

The immigration detention center as a transnational problem: Implications for international social work (Article)

Furman R.* , Sanchez M. , Ackerman A. , Ung T.
  • a University of Washington, Tacoma, United States
  • b University of Washington, Tacoma, United States
  • c University of Washington, Tacoma, United States
  • d Simmons College, United States

Abstract

Over the last decade in the United States, there has been a rapid intensification of the criminalization of immigration. At the nexus of this criminalization is a new institution with potentially profound consequences for transnational migrants, an especially vulnerable population now receiving increased attention from the social work profession. This article explores this phenomenon and its relevance for international social work. © 2014, © The Author(s) 2014.

Author Keywords

Criminalization detention centers Criminal justice Transmigrants transnational social work practice

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84945924227&doi=10.1177%2f0020872813500803&partnerID=40&md5=2d4ee7c4c65e2da7fce9c13c1c2d5d5b
DOI: 10.1177/0020872813500803
ISSN: 00208728
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English